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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Amarillo, TX

May 22, 2016Donley County, Texas

NWS Amarillo, TX issued this tornado warning at May 22, 2016, 5:34 PM CDT for Donley County, Texas. It was in force for 26 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 22, 2016, 5:34 PM CDT (22:34 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2016, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Amarillo, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Donley County, TX

The radar

The Amarillo radar (KAMA), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 22, 5:34 PM CDTTORNADO4 N Howardwick, TXBRIEF ROPE TORNADO... LASTED 30 SECONDS.
May 22, 5:39 PM CDTTORNADO4 Nw Howardwick, TXTORNADO 3.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF HOWARDWICK. ON GROUND 9 MINUTES. SEEN ON LIVE STORM CHASER VIDEO AND CONFIRMED BY SURVEY.
May 22, 5:40 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nw Howardwick, TXTORNADO FROM MULTIPLE SPOTTER REPORTS AND SEEN ON LIVE STORM CHASER VIDEO.
May 22, 5:40 PM CDTTORNADO4 N Howardwick, TX
May 22, 5:41 PM CDTTORNADO3 Nnw Howardwick, TXLARGE BARREL TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
May 22, 5:41 PM CDTTORNADO5 N Howardwick, TXCONE TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND.
May 22, 6:08 PM CDTHAIL 1Howardwick, TXQUARTER SIZE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN REPORTED WITH STORM OVER HOWARDWICK. MINOR PONDING OF WATER ON THE GRASS AND ROADWAYS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 2:48 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1488 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 136 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-215 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1139 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

099 
WFUS54 KAMA 222234
TORAMA
TXC129-222300-
/O.NEW.KAMA.TO.W.0014.160522T2234Z-160522T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
534 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AMARILLO HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTY IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT
    
* AT 533 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED OVER HOWARDWICK...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CLARENDON...AND IS
  NEARLY STATIONARY.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HOWARDWICK AND GREENBELT LAKE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 3503 10100 3518 10099 3518 10091 3517 10075
      3512 10069 3498 10089
TIME...MOT...LOC 2233Z 210DEG 3KT 3505 10093 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<1.00IN

$$

BRB
5 follow-up statements
958 
WWUS54 KAMA 222240
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

TXC129-222300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160522T2300Z/
DONLEY TX-
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTY...
        
AT 539 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER HOWARDWICK...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CLARENDON...AND IS
NEARLY STATIONARY. AT 538 SPOTTERS REPORTED RAPID ROTATION. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A RAPIDLY ROTATING WALL CLOUD. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS STORM PRODUCED A BRIEF TORNADO AT 531 PM CDT. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK AND GREENBELT LAKE. 

LAT...LON 3518 10091 3515 10080 3510 10073 3498 10090
      3503 10100 3518 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 201DEG 3KT 3506 10094 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BRB
919 
WWUS54 KAMA 222240 RRA
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

TXC129-222300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160522T2300Z/
DONLEY TX-
540 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTY...
    
AT 540 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HOWARDWICK...OR 8
MILES NORTH OF CLARENDON...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK AND GREENBELT LAKE. 

LAT...LON 3518 10091 3515 10080 3510 10073 3498 10090
      3503 10100 3518 10099
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 201DEG 3KT 3506 10094 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
385 
WWUS54 KAMA 222245
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
545 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

TXC129-222300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160522T2300Z/
DONLEY TX-
545 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTY...
    
AT 544 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER HOWARDWICK...OR 9
MILES NORTH OF CLARENDON...AND IS NEARLY STATIONARY.

HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS AND STORM CHASERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM STORM CHASERS AND SPOTTERS
OF A TORNADO JUST NORTH OF HOWARDWICK. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK AND GREENBELT LAKE. 

LAT...LON 3513 10078 3507 10080 3498 10091 3503 10100
      3518 10099 3518 10091 3515 10080
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 186DEG 3KT 3506 10094 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
926 
WWUS54 KAMA 222251
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

TXC129-222300-
/O.CON.KAMA.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160522T2300Z/
DONLEY TX-
551 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTY...
    
AT 551 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOWARDWICK...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF CLARENDON...AND IS
NEARLY STATIONARY. SPOTTERS AND CHASERS REPORTED THAT THE TORNADO
HAS DISSIPATED AT THIS TIME BUT ANOTHER TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY
TIME. 

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HOWARDWICK AND GREENBELT LAKE. 

LAT...LON 3499 10092 3499 10094 3503 10100 3518 10099
      3516 10089 3512 10079 3504 10084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 198DEG 4KT 3508 10094 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

BRB
544 
WWUS54 KAMA 222259
SVSAMA

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
559 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

TXC129-222307-
/O.EXP.KAMA.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-160522T2300Z/
DONLEY TX-
559 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN DONLEY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND FLASH
FLOODING ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. 

LAT...LON 3499 10092 3499 10094 3503 10100 3518 10099
      3516 10089 3512 10079 3504 10084
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 210DEG 3KT 3508 10094 

$$

BRB

The office that day

Everything else NWS Amarillo, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 7:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham61 min
May 21, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley, Moore65 min
May 21, 7:30 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMAHartley3 hr
May 21, 7:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAHartley3 hr
May 21, 7:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley66 min
May 21, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham47 min
May 21, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith51 min
May 21, 8:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Hartley42 min
May 21, 8:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryAMADeaf Smith3 hr
May 21, 9:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham81 min
May 21, 9:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham59 min
May 21, 10:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMAOldham60 min
May 21, 10:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADeaf Smith, Oldham31 min
May 22, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Oldham64 min
May 22, 3:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementAMADallam27 min
May 22, 3:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAArmstrong, Donley, Gray55 min
May 22, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson59 min
May 22, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley48 min
May 22, 4:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACarson, Gray54 min
May 22, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley, Gray60 min
May 22, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree62 min
May 22, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Sherman59 min
May 22, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAGray, Roberts53 min
May 22, 5:10 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMADonley, Gray3 hr
May 22, 5:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley65 min
May 22, 5:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMAHansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts3 hr
May 22, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley, Gray61 min
May 22, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree58 min
May 22, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADallam, Sherman26 min
May 22, 6:01 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningAMADonley3 hr
May 22, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMACollingsworth, Donley59 min
May 22, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMADonley, Gray80 min
May 22, 6:29 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree46 min
May 22, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAMAHansford, Ochiltree64 min
May 22, 6:46 PM CDTTornado WarningAMAOchiltree44 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.